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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-01

one side or the other on the great while
tree, 10 which the rear row o. mules is at
tached. An impression of the gigantic size
OF the machine is gained from these wfitfie-
trees, which are % feet long % inches
wide and 81 inches thick, and play upon a
tongue or pole, which is of oak and nearly
nine inches square. The iron pilot wheel,
at the rear Of this tongue, has a Vshaped
face which cuts into the soil, and, being on
a swivel, guides the machine. The large
platform on which the thrasher is placed
travels on two great iron driving wheels,
with broad faces, placed fourteen or fifteen
drives the cylinder and the left hand one
the separator and its appliances. The out
side dimensions OF this machine must be
very great to accommodate all the parts,
and the great platform which carries the
separator must be high enough TO accom-
modate the driving wheels beneath. The
whole weight is estimated at 5000 pounds.
WITH A POWER or TWENTY MULES
The motion Of the cylinder is as steady and
uniform as with the ordinary stationary
horsepower or steam thrasher.
The machine, when seen at work in g
field of some thousands of acres and under
the conditions of California topography,
which admit of such wide and distant
enormous size Of the machine, It's length
and breadth and hight, looming up over
the plain the great breadth and impress
i've character of the team itself-twenty
large mules driven in two ranks, ten
abreast-the separator towering high above
the standing grain the loud hum Of the
| monster as
IT STEADILY AND MAGEsTIcALLY SWEEPS
Over the plain; the cloud of dust that
marks its progress, floating away on the
breeze; the broad swath, more than a rod
wide, which steadily goes down before it,
and the sacks of grain, cleaned for the
market, rapidly gliding from its side and
strewed along the way, make it the most
impressive piece Of machinery ever seen at
work.
The advantages of such q machine are
manifold-prominentl the small amount
of human labor compared with the amount
of grain harvested the diminution of risk
from FIRE, which in that condition is con-
siderable, and the rapidity with which the
grain may be marketed, it sometimes hap
pening that grain standing in the field IN
the morning is shipped and the warehouse
bills received from tide water the evening
of the same day.
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THE BANANA,
Although Strictly a Tropical Plant, is
Grown in Sacramento.

Although Strictly a Tropical Plant, is
Grown in Sacramento.
The banana, although strictly speaking
tropical fruit, grows well in this soil, and
some trees in Sacramento city have been
bearing regularly for a few years past.
While some trees have grown thrifty and
produced well, still it is not claimed that
they can be, or ever will be, successfully
cultivated outside of the tropics. It goes
to show, however, the capabilities of this
section, and clearly demonstrates the now
well established fact that Central and
Northern California are well ADAPTED to the
culture OF citrus fruits and all the valued
products of the semi-tropics.
The banana is abundant in the tropieal
regions of both hemispheres, but it is
thought TO have been introduced into
America from the East Indies
THE TRUNK OF THE TREE
Rises from Is to 20 feet in hight, and is
composed of the extended basis of petitoles
sheathed within each other This trunk is
terminated by tuft of large undivided
leaves from six to ten feet in length and
about one foot in breadth, from the midst
OF which proceeds the peduncle, which
=
fruit has nearly the form of q cucumber,
becomes yellow when near maturity. is
soft, pulpy, and of delicious taste, and is
produced IN great abundance, from so to 100
bananas being often found upon single
stock. BY many, the banana is claimed to
be the forbidden fruit in the garden of
Eden; aud travellers affirm that the banana
tree alone would have been sufficient for
all the necessities Of the first man. As an
article of diet, its place could not be sup
Piled IN the warm climates, where it grows
almost spontaneously, and propagates itself
by successive shoots, which start at various
tunes rom It's roots, so that crops are
PRODUCED AT EVERY SEASON.
II is said that no other plant produces the
same amount of nutriment from the same
space of ground
II has been demonstrated that as an orna-
mental tree in this section it is a success.
Occasionally bunch of twenty or thirty
bananas have been raised so as to be eata-
bic. It Is not impossible that in time the
plant. by successive suckering may become
hardy enough to bear regular crops Fif-
teen years experimental work with the
banana encourages the hope that time may
produce harder variety, or acclimate an
offspring OF the varieties now cultivated.
The varieties experimental with are the
Daca, Rosacae, CaYendishii, Ell Babo. end
Martinique The Dsca and Cavendishii
did not succeed. The other varieties are
growing successfully. They are as beauti-
ful, large, and their growth as healthy dur
ing the warm season. as anywhere on earth
and the fact that the Martinique has pro-
duced lunches of bananas is encouraging
for future experiments Fine specimens Of
this ripe truit, grown BY Samuel Gerrish in
this city, were on exhibition at the Citrus
Fair.
Fireworks are extensively manufactured
in the State.
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RIoH QUARTz.-Rioh quartz is becoming
d very common thing in Grass Valley. It
so common, in fact, that it hardly attracts
attention. OF course, q man will stop,
take look at fine piece of ore filed with
the bright and shining metal, remark that
It "a looks well, and move on. If the same
kind Of ore were exhibited, and it were
said that it came from the banks of the
river Nile, way in the heart of Africa, or if
it came from any other way-of place, it
would cause an excitement, and people
would flock to that out-of-the-way country
by thousands, taking a great deal of capital
with them for investment. There is no
better field in the world to-day for the cap
italist to invest in mining than right here.
The gold is known to exist here; the old
mines are all paying handsomely; the
prospects are showing up finely mines
that were abandoned years ago as worth
less have proven to be rieE vLen reopened.
and there are hundreds of lodges in the
district which will prove as good as those
now being worked and which pay so well,
if they are only brought to light with
powder, pick and shovel. The mining
business OF this district is in its infancy as
vet but time will bring about the neces-
sary labor, and capital viii not long hold
back in coming to find profitable invest
ment in this great gold mining region
Grass Vdsieu Union
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the hoe in each row. There is no crab
grass to go to seed every autumn, as an
earnest of the perennial renewal of the
grass fight.
The wider introduction of cotton culture
in California is but question of time, and
in many respects it will serve to improve
the agricultural prosperity of the State.
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Cream of tartar is made in this 4tate,
about three-fonrths of the base being i'm
California furnishing the raw msterial for
the other fourth.
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Whale oil refining is an extensive Cali.
fornis industry.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-01

Fireworks are extensively Manufactured
in the State.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-01

This section of country challenges the
world to produce its equal Astounding as
it does in abundance of springs, many Of
them of valuable mineral character
blessed during the hot summer months
with a constant breeze from the Pacific
ocean, coming across the vast forests Of
pine and fir, and laden with balm that is
peculiarly invigorating, healing and reviy-
ing to the consumptive and asthnatic, it
promises to become chief fayorite resort
for the wearied and the health-seeker who
are driven away from the seaboard by the
humidity and the depressing fogs, and the
heavy atmosphere that there prevails. To
all such we say, Give this favored region
trial, and you will be more than satisfied
with the result" Lands that equal in in
trinsic value any that exist in the State
can be had for $40 to $50 per acre, while
thirty minutes ride from the depot they
can be had, as we have shown, for s. so.
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Unless It may be that small portions are
weedy and the weeds need curing. The
average for each 1e-foot header is about 30
aeres per day.
With l4-inch cylinder and 2s-horse-
power engine, from five to seven headers
Sre used: with the 40-iRch cylinder, four
to six headers. The ordinary crew that
accompanies 44inch mschlne, with 96-
horsepower engine, is as follows Seven
headers, with ~ animals and IA men 21
header wagons, with 40 animals and q
men. At the machine, 16 pitchers, I sep
arator-man, 1 oiler. engineer, l fireman, I
derrick-nan with horses man to ham
die the hooks, 2 straw-bUekers with 4
horses. , sack-sewers, 2 saek-6llers, ? sack
buckers, 1 riding boss with 1 horse, and l
Yater-cart with 4 horses. The engineer
and the separator tender hsye each ariding
horse. The total gang, therefore, consists
OF 81 men and s5 animals. The average OF
this machine last season per day, with such
a gang. was /, 200 sacks. about :, 500 bush
els. On July I6, 1879, Mr.. Hoag, with
similar crew,
UPON THIS IMMENSE RANCH
Thrashed 2,74S sacks. or 6, 1873 bushels, and
in addition, 1000 sacks we're hauled to the
river and banked. From the river bank
the wheat is taken TO tide-vster in barges.
The climate and soil Of California are
1eculiarly Tell adapted to wheat growing,
Daily Republican., 1887-04-02

w ANi ED.-A HALL GROW WHITE
W RF a. the northwest cor. Seven h
1ho washington streets a4lit
Daily Republican., 1887-04-02
FOURTH EDITION


The Morning News gives the policy
dealers = free advertisements to-day BY
publishing the location Of . number Of
places where "fows" can be purchased,
among them being tie name OF Blake,
whose place Is said to be on French
street. Peter &. Blake. OF No. 221 Eas,
Front street, called ut the REPUBLICAN
OH % this morning and stated that II
there is n Blake engaged in the policy
business at that place he lid not know
of 1t, and he wanted the public TO know
that It ia not hia.
Mayor Rhoads was asked this morn
ing when he intended to enforce the law
recently passed by the Legislature In
reference to gan blers aud policy deal.
ers, and he replied: "Jast as soon as a
certified copy Is placed In my hands.
THUS far have no Official inforns'
tion that any such law ha& been passsd
and until i re3civs such inform alton
am powerless TO act. All know about
the matter 10 what l have yead in the
newspapers, but Just as soon as the Law
Is placed In my hands. 30 that l will
know what am doing, l shall enforce
II to lis utmost extent. j have made
every effort to get copy of the bill bu,
thus far have been una uccessfui, and
you can rest assured that just as soon
GO do obtain a copy will make Thugs
decidedly unpleasant for these eharpers
who have been fleeing the people,
Daily Republican., 1887-04-02
The Washington MARI ct.

There was q large attendance ct tie
Washington Market this morning,
though one half the stalls rented were
not occupied. There were several In.
quiries for stalls this morning, but
there were more TO De had. Nobody
seems to have thought of keeping such
things as lettuce. greens and pot herb s
yet, though no doubt they will be on
hand next market day. Nearly every.
body who had stAlls essed them.
selves as satisfied with the sales they
had made. A novel stall is that leased
by 81 Zimmerman, and supplied with
imported cheese OF all descriptions, I'm =.
ported bologna sausagss, pickles eno
preserves Several large jars of pre-.
served pineapples show Row nicely that
fruit can be preserved. Mr. Zmmer.
mans stall Is curiosity that attracted
much attention. A detachment of the
First Regiment Band enlivened the
market By lively ais.
Daily Republican., 1887-04-02

The sale Of seats for Gilbsrt and Su!
livan's new opera, "Rudd gore" which
will be presented at the Opera Hous,
next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
opened this morning. aud otwith, tand
Ing the unpleasant weather, was GOOD
and. q large number was taken up &c
noon TO day. The coming Of the Nc
Caull Company to this city will be one
OF the greatest operailc events Of the
season, and fully equal in importance
to the appearance of the American
Opera Company a short time ago The
full company will appear, and the
opera will De presented in the sans
manner "a It has been given In PhilA.
phia and New York. The scenery and
costumts are magnificent, and the pro-
duction will be under the immed late
supervision Of Colonel McCaull. Those
who wish to attend should not delay 10
securing their seats NJ Thomas, No.
Al Market street, rs the indications
now ere that standing room will DO ut .
premium,
Daily Republican., 1887-04-02
Does

johnny Jeferis, the young man who
from physical infirnities 10 compelled
to rids around in q goat team and sell
newspapers, has = hue collection OF
minerals on exhibition In Rudolph's
window. He sells over 100 copies Of
the REPUBLICAN,.
Catching suckers in the Brandy wine
Ia becoming lively, the suckers coming
In their season, snow or no snow. There
are some disputes aRopaft the fsber-
certain favorable positions for fishing
The Alumni of Princeton College had
q dinner last night at which Covers
were laid for 100 persona. Amongst
the guests present were L pited States
Senator Grsv, Charles W. MoTee and
willard II. Porter, Of Delaware, gradu.
ates OF the college.
A2.nonths-old female child, 6aush
ter o. Thomas Craven, No. 28i Van
Buren, street, WAS fo9Pd dead in bed
yesterday morning. Coroner Earnhill
was notified, and after investigating
the case gave q certificate of death from
heart disease.
q. James Belt offers quite an edvan-
tase to the ladies IN the establishment
OF ladies department, with no ad.
vance in regular store prices. Skillet
attention of lady attendant not charge d
for. Entrsncs, No. West Sixth street.
The pastor o. Delaware Avenue Bap'
list Church will preach on the sub CT
OF "Power OF Character" on SuIday
evening. The sermon especially de
signed Tor young men.
An invitation il extended to all Gdd
Fellows TO attend Delaware Lodge next
Monday night. Eden Lodge having OF.
tanned q high degree OF excellence il
comforting degrees has been invited to
perform that duty for Delaware Lodge.
DR.. Shortlidge had 100 Of the small
dsb he took down to Dover to die for
want Of water. The balance he put In
the ponds near Dover.
Daily Republican., 1887-04-02
DIED.

McDAN1EL-On the a.st ult., MAY Nc
Daniel.
Relatives and friend, are invited TO attend
the funeral from her late residence. No. il2l
Market street, On Monday. April An, at II
O'Clock a. n lntermtnt at White Clay
Creek cemetery.
|OARDWELL-On the LIST ins', Johnson
A. son Of Rowland and Mary }. Csrdwel.
aged year and months
Relatives and friends Of the family are re.
specuully iuyitod 20 attend the funeral ffoW
the residence Of the parents, 1908 W es. : tn
street, on sunday, april 81. lnterment at
Wilmington and Brandywino Gene :ory. I
LEN1Z.-On Apri, l. 1857. joseph, son OF
Joseph and the late MARI Len,z In III .
eth Year Of ris age.
be.atives ard friends are respectfully in =
vitet To attend mis- funeral from the res
dence OF his grandfather, Joseph Lentz, on
New CASTLE aveL ne, on Monday afternoon,
At O'Clock. Iatermsnt at Now Cathedral
Cemetery.
BaSOOE.-On the 3lst ult., Nellie o.. the
infant daughter of William W. and Kate
l.. BascOe, aged months and weets.
The relatives and friends Of the family are
respectfully invited 10 attend the iunsral
fro u the n sidence Of her parents, No. 1908
ksed street. on sunday Afternoon at2 o'olocE Z.
lnterment at " ilminy.on and Brandy wine
ecu etery.
Home Fad, oh Gcd how dreary.
Lone ONE. lonesome every SPOT,
Listening Tor her oice till wearJ,
Weary. for We hear It not.
Gone, bu, not forgotten"
Daily Republican., 1887-04-02
-
GtIn.ny nfakts France Angry.

PAE1s, April M. Antoine, a Pro.
ttstor delegate 10 the Reichstag from
Metz, has been expelled by the German
government from Alsace-Lorraine aud
conducted TO the frontier. The expulsion
has caused profound sensation lete.
1t is regarded as a fresh provocation in.
tended to exasperate France and induce
the French people to commit some act OF
retaliation which might be declared be
You'd liberation. The press, with perfect
unanimiiy, exhort the people to maintain
Antoine will no, come to Paris, but viii
90 to Berlin by way of Belgium, ard in
sist upon taking the seat in the Reichstae
to which he was elected.
Daily Republican., 1887-04-02
EDITION.
a xHE UnURCaEs.

uro1nn lGission, Seventeenth and Union
-. 0onday school 90. IN.
- ~. 4. H. Miller will preach for the
- y ~ Qhuroh, Madison street, SUNDAY
~ ~ SUNDAY afternoon.
oG1oy y. y. Church. Rev. W. a.
qlW, rAuloF. Services 1t l0.3o .. m, and
1Sw Jssusalsm Church. Rev. +. b. Par
lD11Qo, pastor. Preaching at 1890 q. n, and
~ =. ~ Sunday school o. ID =. N.
m11Dg,nsd Episcopal Church Of tire Cove
49,. Charles d. Tucser, pastor, will preach
09AM 3, M, and Ut gospel meeting p IN
1 Uuo1fsh m. Z. Mission. Preaching al
Z4o1A y. aud st 7.31 p. m by Rev X. h
loetW1gs pastor. sabbath school at 2 m
+ ~ Wsry's Catholic Churcn. First mass
- = nat second mas and sermon. 10 80
- RastOr's catech,sm and Instructions, 4
-. vespsr and sermon, 7.s0 .. III.
s ~ James A. u. Chapel, Sixteenth AMI
Won1mont streets Rev. q. ID. Walker. pastor.
2UD0ohi1g ut 1890 q. m. anu co and 7.3u
pnaon American M. E. Church. Freucn
pan1or. Preaching AZ 1870 a. N. and :. ~ +.
-. sabbath school at Up. m.
q. y. n r. Church, French street, between
0lUhth and Ninth, Rev. l.. h. Chippey, pas
~ Preaching ~ 10.30 a. 10. and $50 D. m.
\ 6aDbath school p. m.
III salem M. Z. Oauroh, R'v. X. o..
9e0og, pastor. Pre- ching at 10 - q. M by
- PASTOR At $50 p. N. by Rev. ". l.. >.
4urfay, r. E. Love IeiSt p. N.
Once Baptist Church. King above ren'h
1oHoot, Rev. 5. b. Hay ward, pastor. Preach
IN ~ 1880 Q. m. nd 80 p. N. Baptism
~ the evening. A welcJms TO all. sunday
school IT . a. IN.
1oAe Ejgh,h, Rev. J. Howard Nixon, u. d.,
pastor. Services at 10 30 a u, sublset
f.l1oW to Enjoy Religion" and 40 p. Ii.
0ea&s free ~ evening service.
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church. ths
Rey. }. W. Bootbe, u. D., pastor. Services
- lo0 .. m. and 80 p. u. Biole school st
1p. a: Evening subl,et: Power OF Omar
pofsr." For you1g men. BIptis n after ,,r
non.
Hlrst Presbyterian Church, Market street
nnA9 Tenth, the Rev Henry ID. Lindsay,
pastor. SERVICES at 1890 a. m. and 7.3e p. LII.
9andsy school Up. m Young peoples meet
. ing Immediately after evening service. Inc
sa6sament Of tho Lora's suppe, will be cele.
DrAted at the morning service.
0ilverbrook ID. L. Church Sabbath ser
ytees: Preaching at 10 80 a. u. by Rev
Henry Ssnderson; 80 p. N. by Ut Simn 3;
%. m, Sunday school; 3 p. N pres ching BY
ney. e. Bryan, and sd miaisIratitn of the
hog com munion. p. m, Jourg peoples
prayer n Getting.
Second Baptist Chuicb, Rev Il. h Cook
pAst0r. Preaching at 1850 a IN ana 73o y.
m. Lor1's supper and hand Of ,eliosship to
new MEMBER IN the morning. subject of
sermon At nigat: "lhe FrOdigal SON.
Prayer meeting sunday evening a. GAS
O'Clock. Socisl circle has an entertainment
In progress for mex: wednesday evening.
TAs Heavenly Recruits. During the
month OF April meetings will be held on
tuesday, Thursday and saturday evenings,
and Tnur;day at 8 o'ciock. Homes meet.
ing. Sunday preaching A. 1899 and 73J
Sonooi O'Clock. Love fast a. 80 43nI
and French STREETS. hey. Edwin L Hyue
pastor.
Daily Republican., 1887-04-02
knight I'emplars.

The Knights Templar of Philadelphia
viii give grand complimentary recep
lion to the United Grand Commandery Of
PENNSYLVANIA, on Thursday evening
April Is, 1887, in Musical Fund Hall,
Locust street above Eighth. st. Mark
Grand Commandery ard her suborainateF
OF Delaware will arrive at the depot,
Broad street, at 3 40 p m, and be re
ceived by the United Grand Commaudery
and her subor1inates of Pennsylvania
aud will proceed over the following route
Down Broad to Chestr ut, to Sixth, 10
pihe, to Nineteenth, to Lombard, ic
Eighth, to Locust and thence to Hall.
Daily Republican., 1887-04-02
THEY ALL DO 1T, YOU KNOW!
and II You Use Good Discretion You
VIII DO 1t, Too,

and II You Use Good Discretion You
VIII DO 1t, Too.
Ever since we have announced TO the
public that the proprietor of the
"Grand Central Depot" Is selling bog g.
quits for 81 every body is taxing advan
tage OF IL. We are also authorized to
say that the Oriental whipcord worst,d
suits, lined with farmers satin, for
% IS, Gre going rapidly. And II the
pub. lie wish TO give themselves a thor
ough surprise they should so 10 The
clothing house. Fifth and Marke, and
learn the prices on the better grade OF
goods. If ever there were benefitting
ins..iutions for the poor people. the
'Gtaud Central" is one of them, and
to people of Wilmington should en-
courage the proprietor by giving hip
their PATRONAGE.
Daily Republican., 1887-04-02

The Newark Ledger publishes the
death of John McClt Hand, which 90
Cured at the residence Of his son-in-
law, VIM. Barton, on Saturday, the
2sth ult. Mr.. McOieliand was born In
this State in 1903, and in early life
keuping store at McClel'
isndsville. He Afterwards removed to
Cecil County, Md, and engaged 10
farming, but not liking that occupation,
he soon afterward removed to Whining
ton and engaged in the mercantile busi-
ness. After few years he returned to
McOiellsndsville where he resided for
o long time. In 1927 he married Miss
Gath arine EbriRht, OF Delaware County,
Pa, bus she died some thirty years ago.
His rem aims were inferred Mt Read OF
Cemetery, on Friday.
Daily Republican., 1887-04-02

Ma Ar lED.-A BOY TO LGARN OAR.
Iiaee trimming. apply to JOINS
= y n h-h 4 20, Souih OF Market street
LiIite ANT.
Daily Republican., 1887-04-02
With Batch,,,

~ shd H.
TAUNTON, Mass Ana
LittietoD, aged b!nelce,r ~. y
j.. Csh!ll, aged tsentr y, ,ae v
the Central Police s,a.io ~' !.
condition from The tflr.,. M
bullet wounds LiiIyto.S ~
lodged IN his left brea,, n,.a !.
Gle, and the top OF c .hilI.%u,l
terrible condition from l,i,..
let wounds The WORK 4
was done by Rice NJ. B,.LY
Character, who has ,.ry4a,,
correctional institution. i,Y
were a few day, AGO h Il,
OF OF George Hatru5, a liv.r,ss,.
Blakely left a day or tsos,,.
quence of a di.aerreas. !
about some work, aud l,r
he crept upon his ylc,lssE
while both were a.letDts.
and assaulted them wi:ls.
toll.
Daily Republican., 1887-04-02
Asking Money of liquor Dealers.

William Baxter, Francis Kelley s.
Co., John McClaHerty, Patrick Pun.
kett x Co., John Mealey and Philip G.
Plunket.. well'known liquor merchap Is
lot Wilmington, on Thursday received
drafts through the First National Bank
OF this city from the National Protec.
tive Association each for Sl00. The
drafts came from the Peoples Bark of
Loutaville, KY, and on them Was print
ed y note stating that II any OF these
men would not pay the amount asked
but would pay $50 or s25 1t should be
accepted None Of the gentlemen named
knew anything about the association,
but supposed the money was for the
purpose of influencing leg islation. The
drafts were not hor ored.
Daily Republican., 1887-04-02

At the ACADEMY OF Music.

Mr.. Pete r. Baker, the German
dialect comedian, will close his engage.
ment at the Academy of Music this
evening, and the popular comedy
Chris and Lena" will DO presen ted
for the last time. Tho house has been
crowded every night this week, and
the performance has given satisfaction
TO oil who witneseed II. Next week
Days great play, "Under the Gas
light" will be presented by first-class
company.